How to choose your Interim Resolution Professional (IRP) for Insolvency Process

an Insolvency Professional having all the aforementioned requirements may be chosen as An IRP for the corporate debtor. However it may have an advantage over other IRP if the person had already dealt in that specific industry being an RP/IRP.

An Operational Creditor with an Arbitral Award can proceed as a Decree Holder

The National Company Law Tribunal has paved the way for operational creditors to revive their debt and proceed as decree holder.

All About- Moratorium and its relevance under IBC

The term Moratorium is nowhere defined in the Code, however, the term in basic parlance means, ”a stopping of activity for an agreed amount of time”. 

Claims towards the lease of immovable property do not fall within the definition of Operational Debt under IBC

NCLAT, New Delhi Bench has held that claims towards rent of leasehold property do not fall within the definition of the operational debt under IBC.

Insolvency does not bar Criminal Action- Madras HC

There is a reaffirmation that the moratorium granted by the Court does not cover pending criminal litigation.

Further litigation/alternative remedy cannot be pursued by creditors whose claim is taken into consideration within resolution plan

The Appellants cannot be permitted to pursue alternative remedy of suit/arbitration proceeding even if pending as Resolution Plan is binding on all the stakeholders.

Claim for damages cannot be an Operational Debt under IBC- Flipkart Analysis

The Hon’ble Karnataka High Court on Oct 25, 2019, stayed the insolvency proceedings on the grounds that the Tribunal lacked jurisdiction to adjudicate a claim for damages. 

Amount paid towards lease of immovable property not an Operational Debt- NCLAT

Claims towards rent of leasehold property do not fall within the definition of the operational debt in terms of Section 5(21) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.

Revival of Construction Project from Insolvency

This article aims to caution and summarize the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process with respect to buyers seeking revival and completion of Project.

Creditors Recover of INR 3.75 Lakh Crore in 1.6 years at IBC/NCLT Pre- Admission Stage

The recovery rate has increased almost three times i.e. from 26.5% in 2018 to 71.6% in 2019 and the time taken for recovery improved from 4.3 years to 1.6 years within a short span of one year.

Invocation of guarantee during Moratorium

As per section 14 of the IBC 2016 and in the judgments it has been determined that during the moratorium period the invocation of guarantee against the ‘Company under Insolvency Proceedings/ CIRP.

Corpus or Interim funds arranged by the COC cannot be attached by any authority

After observing the current situation of the corporate debtor no creditor is willing to infuse more funds as they are afraid of losing the same through the enforcement of any law or authority under law.

Recovery under SEBI cannot take place during the moratorium period

Under section 14 of the code, the moratorium order is passed. Accordingly till the time moratorium period exists no other action or suit or case or proceedings against the corporate debtor can take place.

Liquidation under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code

Earlier the winding up of the company was initiated and conducted under the Companies Act, 1956 while the same has got annulled after the advent of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code.

RERA or IBC-Under which law Homebuyers are well protected?

RERA or IBC- Both the laws provides with the subjective approach depending upon the facts of the case and the situation of the developer.